Showing posts with label graffiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graffiti. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Graffiti or street art

On camera. photograph by Tim IrvingI photographed a nice piece of graffiti yesterday in Granada. You may wonder what makes it nice. Well whoever created the stencil knew a thing or two about design. That camera is very special, it's a Braun Nizo, designed by Dieter Rams. Dieter Rams is one of the great designers of the past 50 years and the man who created the 10 commandments for design. I think this qualifies it as intelligent graffiti.

Old grafitti. Photograph by Tim IrvingI also like this old spotty piece, again in Granada. I've used it as a background many times since I found it several years ago. Sadly each time I visit this wall there are a few dots missing. I should complain about that.

David and Goliath by Ernest Pignon-Ernest
But I can't mention street art without a mention of Ernest Pignon-Ernest and the walls of Naples. This guy is the high priest of graffiti. He paints without permission and beautifies the streets. If you ever go to Naples, take some time to see these paintings they're well worth the visit.
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